Where to get updates for Win 7 as a guest OS

[LateJunction]

I have installed Win 7 Home Premium (from retail DVDs) as a guest OS successfully. Applications I wish to use in Win7 run as expected. Attempts to get updates through the Win7 Control Panel system update function fail with an unknown error. Where else can I download updates - either using a web browser in Win7 or a browser in my host OS?

Host Os: MX Linux 23.1, Kernel 6.2
VirtualBox Version: 7.0.10 Debian r158739, Qt 5.15.8
Win 7 version : Home Premium 08-11-2012

[scottgus1]

If your VM OS can ping the internet (for example ping 8.8.8.8, Google's DNS server) then the VM OS has internet, and Virtualbox is going as far as it can go. Whatever problems in updating communication after that is between the OS and the update server.

WSUS Offline https://download.wsusoffline.net/ can download updates directly, instead of through the "Windows Update" OS feature. Version 11.9 apparently is the last that supports Windows 7. You can also get the Server 2008 R2 update for SHA256 security signing, which seems important for 7 also.

[LateJunction]

If your VM OS can ping the internet (for example ping 8.8.8.8, Google's DNS server) then the VM OS has internet, and Virtualbox is going as far as it can go. Whatever problems in updating communication after that is between the OS and the update server.

WSUS Offline https://download.wsusoffline.net/ can download updates directly, instead of through the "Windows Update" OS feature. Version 11.9 apparently is the last that supports Windows 7. You can also get the Server 2008 R2 update for SHA256 security signing, which seems important for 7 also.

Thanks for this. I downloaded Version 11.83 (wsusoffline1183.zip) but I don't know how to handle the contents (many folders) other than running the included 'updategenerator.exe'. Is this correct?

The MS WSUS site tells me that the requirements for using the off-line files is a server version of Windows (2012, 2016 or 2019). I have only the Home Premium Edition of Win 7, so are these update files going to be installable ?

[scottgus1]

running the included 'updategenerator.exe'. Is this correct?

Yes. You can also look on the WSUS Offline website for instructions on how to use WSUS Offline.

I have only the Home Premium Edition of Win 7, so are these update files going to be installable ?

I've used WSUS Offline on Windows 7 Pro. All you have to do is try it.

[Kurt_Aust]

You may also want to try Legacy Update - https://legacyupdate.net/

It's a community project to recreate Windows Update on Operating Systems no longer supported by Microsoft.

It's mainly targeted at 2K and XP users but supports Vista and Win7 as well.

[birdie]

Consult with:

Simplix Update pack: https://blog.simplix.info/updatepack7r2/

https://forums.mydigitallife.net/thread ... ion.45005/

A single file to install all the available updates.

If you don't want to sign up:

Code: Select all

Name: UpdatePack7R2-24.1.10.exe (original host)
Magnet: magnet:?xt=urn:btih:BDEF3CBAA08F79193220644A8230FEED75DD11AE
Size: 865014168 bytes (824 MiB)
CRC32: A03582C5
CRC64: F1DDB56445E798D5
SHA256: bfe1d82e3827f0dd419801a6724ca3e7426248e52efab2ef043a8ab5facacd91
SHA1: 4f541c48f89dc0f10f1b148d47fd328befc2b0f6
BLAKE2sp: 66113a007bce473e2617ca6c5b37a9737b785d191e611196a1b870861a059d41

Changelog:

24.1.10


    Added KB5033899-x86-x64 (replaces KB5032000-x86-x64)

    Added KB5034169-x86-x64 with disabling telemetry and processor checking (replaces KB5033433-x86-x64)